Researchers have produced a 'human scale' demonstration of a new phase of matter called quadrupole topological insulators that was recently predicted using theoretical physics. These are the first experimental findings to validate this theory.
Mar 14th, 2018
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Researchers report the successful preparation of a purely honeycomb, graphene-like borophene, by using an Al(111) surface as the substrate and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth in ultrahigh vacuum.
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These nanostructures could open new prospects for the development of innovative devices thanks to quantum effects and unique magnetic properties.
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Using a compact but powerful laser to heat arrays of ordered nanowires, scientists have demonstrated micro-scale nuclear fusion in the lab.
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Scientists have developed a new method that utilizes microscopic splinter-like structures for the targeted delivery of biomolecules such as genes straight to patient cells. These magnetically guided nanostructures could enable gene therapies that are safer, faster and more cost-effective.
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Using nano-probes to amplify biochemical signals could lead to targeted, noninvasive treatment of cancer.
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In a step toward accelerating the production of new gene therapies, scientists report that they have developed remote-controlled, needle-like nanospears capable of piercing membrane walls and delivering DNA into selected cells.
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Their unprecedented internal surface areas and easy chemical tunability allow MOFs to 'pull' water vapor and other gases from air. These same features make them promising materials also for selectively removing heavy metals from water.
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A world-first graphene-based filter that can remove more than 99% of the natural organic matter in treated drinking water is being scaled up for possible use in conventional plants.
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Magnon spintronics employs magnons instead of electrical charges for information processing.
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Physicists have found that complex electron-electron interactions change the energy levels at molecule-metal interfaces, affecting the performance of molecular electronic devices.
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The COMPHOCAT project has worked on the computational model of titanium dioxide nanoparticles to search for a catalyst which, with visible light, favours the division of water to generate hydrogen.
Mar 13th, 2018
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Flat optical device has applications in augmented and virtual reality, ultra-high resolution microscopy, holography.
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Scientists have found a new way to take the local temperature of a material from an area about a billionth of a meter wide.
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Digital memory and security could be transformed according to new research, which has for the first time showed that antiferromagnets can be easily controlled and read by switching the direction of ordinary electrical currents at super-fast speed.
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A 'superacid' much stronger than automobile battery acid has enabled a key advance toward a new generation of LED lighting that?s safer, less expensive and more user friendly.
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